Guidepost Rail Tours is your local contact for steam rail and train enthusiast tours around the world. Many tours are exclusive 'one off' events arranged by specialist operators and not available through regular travel operators. Contact our office for more information on rail travel worldwide and bookings on these tours.
Rail Enthusiast Tours through New Zealand, Asia, China and Japan
14 days/13 nights. Experience Japan with this 14 day tour. You will travel with like minded rail enthusiasts on some of Japan's memorable trains, boats and trams. This is an escorted tour and highlights include: Private use of Arakawa Tram, Tenryu Hamanako Line, Thrilling Hozu River boat ride, Scenic Sagano Romantic Railway, Ryokan stay in a hot spring resort and much more. Guidepost Rail Tours (Gpt-RailP)
An incredible predominantly steam-hauled 7,000km journey during the Russian "White Nights" travelling from Moscow to Imperial St Petersburg and onto Murmansk, inside the Arctic Circle. Followers of rail travel will delight to the sight and sound of steam engines and the re-creation of a bygone era of rail travel combined with modern-day onboard facilities and comfortable accommodation on this unique voyage. Contact Guidepost Rail Tours for more details and travel arrangements from Australia and New Zealand. (Guidepost-GWTravel)
With this unique tour you will travel as much as possible by train, sometimes in your own private railcar, covering large parts of the very interesting Cuban railway system. Other travel is comfortable air conditioned buses. Our fully escorted tour is for p[eople with a real sense of exploration. We stay in conveniently located hotels of good standard. Our itinerary has plenty of off rail activities showing the local culture. Contact Guidepost Rail Tours for more information and reservations. (Gpt-CubaSel)
This fully escorted Steam and Rail experience of New Zealand offers limited seats and only one EXCLUSIVE departure. We have included a number of unique journeys that sets this rail holiday apart from any other. You can choose to join the tour from Days 1-10 through the North Island or for the real enthusiast why not complete the full 18 Day itinerary? This is a first class tour for anyone interested in rail travel and comfortable sightseeing. Loco's include Ja1275 and Ja1240. Travel on the Taieri Gorge Limited, the Glenbrook Vintage Railway and the Plains Vintage Railway. Plenty of sightseeing and exclusive overnight cruising on the Bay of Islands. Contact Guidepost Tours for reservations. (Guidepost-GPac)
Heritage Express, a division of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, operate regular rail journeys from Sydney using steam locos with vintage carriages or heritage diesel locomotives with the legendary "Southern Aurora" carriages. Check here for the list of coming excursion using both steam and diesel.
The ARHS NSW Branch has a regular programme of tours out of Sydney, often involving joint activities with The Rail Motor Society, 3801 Ltd and the RTM’s Heritage Express together with the Sydney Bus and Truck Museum at Tempe.
The Cockatoo Run can take you to either Robertson or continue on through to Moss Vale. Enjoy a relaxing day's train travel from Sydney through the Royal National Park, cross the impressive Stanwell Park viaduct skirting the sea cliffs and beaches to Wollongong. Take in the steep ascent of the Illawarra Escarpment and the coastal rainforest - a climb of 600 metres in only 16 kilometres!
The Canberra Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society runs Heritage trains with restored passenger cars from the early 1900s, and when possible these are hauled by one of their century-old veteran steam locomotives. These local trains usually operate from Canberra to Bungendore. Overnight or weekend tour trains include air-conditioned sleeping and dining cars, and are hauled by veteran diesel locomotives.
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